From Lee Reed's Strange Famous Digital debut LP "Before & Aftermath"!
Limited edition 7-Inch "Get Mad" b/w "Kontrol" Lathe Cut Records (including Instant MP3 Download) & Digital Downloads are available at StrangeFamous.com.
LEE REED, the latest signee to Strange Famous Records’ digital imprint SFdigi, is a Hamilton, Ontario O.G. and a respected veteran of the Canadian indie music scene. For over 20 years and 8 albums, he's been stomping stages and studios, spewing his incendiary brand of fiery, anti-capitalist rant-hop.
From his beginnings as the mouthpiece for legendary punk-hop band Warsawpack, through a solo career that continues to steamroll along today, Reed has remained committed to revolutionary struggle, crafting a musical legacy that voices anti-oppressive politics through Hip Hop, soundtracking and supporting the efforts of communities and organizers fighting on the frontline for social and environmental justice.
Lee came to the attention of SFR label boss Sage Francis on tour in 2015, when Reed served as an opening act for the Guelph, ON show. An impressive set led to backstage conversation, and Lee’s latest CD accompanied Sage on the road, consistently in rotation on the long car journeys between cities as he finished the tour. Satisfied that the material that had captured his attention live held up to road trip scrutiny, Sage contacted Reed and invited him to bring his next project to Strange Famous Digital.
“This guy means what he says and there’s no wavering when it comes to his mission statement of smashing the state and crashing the bank,” says Francis. “It’s mean. In the best way that ‘mean’ can be. Functionally mean. Political hip-hop can often come across as a put-on, or as if the emcee is pandering to certain niche groups, but Lee Reed is the genuine article.”
Lee Reed’s SFdigi debut “Before & Aftermath”, featuring the call-to-action anthem “Get Mad”, the foreboding “The 6th Massive”, and the infectious “Kontrol”, drops October 19, 2018 on all digital and streaming platforms (including Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Google Play, and Tidal).
Limited edition 7-Inch Lathe Cut Records (including Instant MP3 Download) & Digital Downloads are available at StrangeFamous.com.